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    The birds of Vancouver Island's west coast / Adrian Dorst.

    • Title:The birds of Vancouver Island's west coast / Adrian Dorst.
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    • Author/Creator:Dorst, Adrian, author.
    • Published/Created:Vancouver ; Toronto : On Point Press, a UBC Press imprint, [2018]
      ©2018
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Birds--British Columbia--Vancouver Island.
      Sea birds--British Columbia--Vancouver Island.
      Coastal animals--British Columbia--Vancouver Island.
      Bird watching--British Columbia--Vancouver Island--Guidebooks.
    • Genre/Form:Field guides.
    • Description:559 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
    • Summary:"The rugged physical beauty of the west coast of Vancouver Island has long been a major attraction, but its distinctive avian population has also made it a major bird-watching destination. The Birds of Vancouver Island's West Coast presents accounts of all of the species thus far recorded as occurring in the region -- 360 in total -- and updates the 231 species recorded up to 1978. Each account includes a brief introduction to the species and an overview of its total range. The essential guide to the birds of the region, this book will inform, delight, and surprise amateur and professional birders alike." -- Provided by publisher.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 527-547) and index.
    • ISBN:077489010X (hardcover)
      9780774890106 (hardcover)
    • Contents:"The rugged physical beauty of the west coast of Vancouver Island has long been a major attraction, but its distinctive avian population has also made it a major bird-watching destination. The Birds of Vancouver Island's West Coast presents accounts of all of the species thus far recorded as occurring in the region
      360 in total
      and updates the 231 species recorded up to 1978. Each account includes a brief introduction to the species and an overview of its total range. The essential guide to the birds of the region, this book will inform, delight, and surprise amateur and professional birders alike."
      Provided by publisher.
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